Body of missing Lawrence woman found in canal

LAWRENCE — The body of 60-year-old Martha Runyon has been found in the water near the Delaware and Raritan State Park Trail Thursday morning. Runyon was missing since Sunday and had apparently been floating in the water for several days, Assistant Prosecutor Doris Galuchie said. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said that the death has been ruled a suicide by drowning and that there are currently no signs of foul play.

Around 9:20 a.m. a woman walking her dog on the canal path roughly 300 yards south of Ligho Road, which was on the border between Hamilton and Lawrence. Police from both townships were soon notified.

According to Lawrence Police, Runyon had left her home on foot while leaving behind her purse and cell phone. The canal was roughly a mile away from her Rosetree Lane home.